Cuff link



Aug. 26, 1952 -o. v. ANDERSON CUFF LINK Filed .Oct. 12, 1949 INVENTOR.

[Mm/M ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 26, 1952 Olof V. Anderson,

Cowesctt, R. I., assignor to Anson Incorporated, a. corporation of Rhode Island Application October 12, 1949, Serial No. 120,835

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to cuff links and has particular reference to a novel construction therefor.

The principal object of the invention. is to provide a and link which has amounting post adapted to extend through the button holes of a cuff, and an ornamental head extending over the sides of the cufi.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cufi link having an ornamental head in the shape of a V.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cuif link having an ornamental head of V shape and a center post swingingly secured to one end of the head and selectively movable to positions spaced from the other end of the head and adjacent thereto.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the novel cuff link;

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, the parts being in closed relation;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, the parts being in open relation;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3; and

Fig. 6 is an exploded View of the cuff link parts.

It has been found desirable to provide a cuff link which has a post adapted to be passed through the button holes of a cuff, and an ornamental head of V-shape which is hingedly secured to one end of the post and is selectively movable to open and closed position with respect to the post, the post having a movable retainer head at its other end adapted to be selectively moved in parallel relation to the post in transverse relation thereto.

Referring to the drawings, the cuff link II] includes an ornamental head I I, a post I2 hingedly mounted at one end to one end of the ornamental head, and a retainer head I 3 swingingly mounted at the other end of the post.

The ornamental head II is of V shape, and is made of wire or flat stock as desired, one end I4 having a seat I5 secured to the inner surface thereof, as by soldering, the seat I 5 having a bottom I6, ends I'I, I8, and upstanding sides I3, 20 which have aligned pivot pin openings 2I, 22 therethrough. The post I2 is of generally V shape, and is made of wire or flat stock, with two parallel arms 23, 24 and a V shaped lower end 25 in which a pivot block 26 is mounted, the pivot block 26 having a pivot pin opening 21 therethrough.

A flat spring 28 is seated in the seat l5 with its I 2 ends engaging the ends I7, I8 of the seat, the spring being somewhat longer than the base to arch over the bottom I6; when the post I2 is positioned between the sides I3, 29 of the seat and a pivot pin 29 is passed through the openings 2I, 22 and Hand is headed over, the portions 30, 3| of the V shaped lower end 25 oi the post selectively engage and press uponthe spring 28 to releasably hold the post in two positions relative to the ornamental head, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, whereby the ornamental head can be moved to closed or open position as illustrated, with respect to the post. I

Referring now to Fig. 6, one arm 24 of the post I2 is recessed on its upper inner surface as indicated at 32, the sides 33, 34 of the recessed portion being bevelled. The retainer head I3, which is hollow and preferably made of tubular metal stock, has its ends closed, as by ornaments 35, 36, and has an opening 31 in one side, preferably square, to slidably receive a block 38 which has corner projections or cams 39. The upper ends of the post arms have aligned pivot pin openings 40, M, the block 38 has a pivot pin opening 42, and the side of the head opposite the opening 31 has a pivot opening 43, see Fig. 5, whereby a pivot pin 44 is extended through the openings 43, 43, a spring 45, the opening 31, and the opening AI and is headed over, see Fig. 5, to assemble the parts together. The rear face of the block 33 is recessed as indicated at 46 to seat the associated spring end therein.

When the retainer head is turned with respect to the post, the cams 33 are pressed in by bevelled sides 33, 34 and the block moves in against the spring 45 to permit the retainer head to rotate degrees, whereupon the cams 39 snap out over the bevelled sides 33, 34 to releasably lock the retainer head with respect to the post. The retainer head is thus selectively movable to be resiliently held in parallel and in right angled relation to the post.

The cuff link is mounted on a cuff by moving the retainer head into parallel relation to the post, then passing the retainer head and the post through the cuff button holes, the link being open as in Fig. 3 to permit passage of the ornamental head over the cufi edges. The ornamental head is now swung over to seat the free end of the ornamental end against the post and thus close the cult link, as in Fig. 2, and the retainer head is swung over, see Fig. 1, to releasably lock the cuff link in place on the cuff.

Although I have described a specific constructional embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that changes in the size, shape, material, ornamentation, and relation of the parts may be made to suit requirements for diiferent cuiT link designs, without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a cufi link, an ornamental head having two angularly positioned portions in V shape, a pivot seat at the outer end of one portion, a post pivotally mounted in said seat and having spaced parallel arms and a lower portion with angularly positioned surfaces, said pivot seat having a flat spring mounted therein, said angue larly positioned surfaces being selectively engageable with said fiat spring to releasably retain said post in spaced relation and in contact relation with the outer end of the second ornamental head portion, and a retainer head pivotally mounted between said post arms at the outer end thereof, said post being pivoted in the same plane as the V-shaped cuff link and said retainer head being pivoted between the arms of the post in a plane at right angles thereto.

2. In a cuff link, an ornamental head having two angularly positioned portions in V shape, a pivot seat at the outer end of one portion, a post pivotally mounted in said seat and having spaced parallel arms and a lower portion with angularly positioned surfaces, said pivot seat having a flat spring mounted therein, said angularly positioned 4 surfaces being selectively engageable with said fiat spring to releasably retain said post in spaced relation and in contact relation with the outer end of the second ornamental head portion, a retainer head pivotally mounted between said post arms at the outer end thereof and spring means for releasably selectively retaining said retainer head in alignment with the post and at right angles thereto said postbeing pivoted in the same plane as the V-shapedcufi link and said retainer head being pivoted between the arms of the post in a plane at right angles thereto.

OLOF V. ANDERSON.

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